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Waitsian

Is anyone else having problems today with this site? To say I'm getting extremely limited search results would be an understatement. When I realised there might be a problem I used a single search term for which I've previously obtained thousands of 'hits' - Bessbrook. Today I'm only getting 3, each from August 2021. Something is definitely wrong. Can someone who has also got a subscription have a go please? Thanks.

L1011

Its been in bits for ages since the last upgrade, only getting recent results is common.

I've had to use Incognito mode as clearly settings/cache for just the INA fixed nothing and I'm not wiping my browser settings entirely for them.

In Incogntio, Bessbrook returns 36322 for me.

Waitsian

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117928892#Comment_117928892

Aha, ok so I'll try the Incognito, sounds like a work around. Thanks for that!

Waitsian

That worked a charm, all systems go. It works in both Chrome and Firefox in case anyone else is experiencing the same problem. Thanks again. At least we can access their system until they get their act together. I can only imagine how frustrating it must be for all those who don't have the requisite workaround. I'm so glad I'm in this group. Help is never far away, and always at hand.

Jellybaby_1

I've been unlucky on that site too. But what on earth is Incognito please?

L1011

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117934907#Comment_117934907

A mode on your web browser that bypasses your stored site settings and doesn't log to your history. Its generally used for looking at naughty nudie pictures by people; but it can also be useful if a website is badly broken cause of of stored settings like this.

Its sometimes called "Private Browsing" in other browsers.

Jellybaby_1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117934921#Comment_117934921

Well now, that's interesting, and a bit naughty at the same time. Thanks for enlightening me.

Lime Tree Farm

Thanks for the giving incognito info, I thought it was my " out in the sticks" WiFi.

rhapsody

I wonder if anyone has come across an apparently redacted article on Irish Newspaper Archives? The article below is all blacked out, even when I click into it. It was like that a few months ago and I thought I was a glitch. On checking today, it's still the same.

Edit to add: the other articles about P. Hynes in the Drogheda Independent are similarly blacked out; those in the Meath Chronicle are not (though they don't have the gory details the DI has).

pinkypinky

No, but I would definitely email them to ask.

spurious

Just tried it now and the article is visible in 'Browse'.

rhapsody

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118005634#Comment_118005634

Yes thanks, so did I while writing the enquiry email! I hadn't used the Browse function previously but it's been nice to get some context to some of the articles I have found by searching. A throw-back to microfilm days in the NLI 😁